Girdle



M. M NALLY GIRDLE 'F'ilecl Feb. 19. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 25, 1925.

M. M NALLY GIRDLE Filed Feb. 19, 1925 2 Sheets- Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 25 1 925:.

UNITE STTES PATENT FFlCE.

MAYIVIE MGNALLY, 0F LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

GIRDLE.

Application filed February 19, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAYME MoNALLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Girdles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to girdles, and more particularly to a flexible girdle comprising a band adapted to fit the waist of the wearer and to be fastened by means of a plurality of interlocking strap members, certain of said strap members being adapted to retain a reenforced abdominal supporting member in position to cover the spaces between said interlocking strap members and to project above the upper edge of said mgirdle, the said abdominal supporting memy her being detachable from said strap mem- 20 here; and a removable back supporting member of reenforced material detachably connected to said girdle at the rear thereof, the said back supporting member being attached to and overlying an area of double reenforcement forming a part of the girdle.

A11 object of the present invention is to provide a flexible girdle, unreenforced except at its front and rear portions, the said reenforcements being removable to permit ready laundering of the girdle.

A further object is to provide a girdle unreenforced except at diametrically opposite points, the reenforcements being adapted to simultaneously support the abdomen and back of the wearer.

A still further object is to provide a girdle adapted to be tightened about the waist of the wearer by a plurality of independently adjustable strap members.

Other and further objects will be apparent from the following description, reference being made to the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the girdle comprising the present invention, showing the abdominal and back supporting members in position thereon.

Figure 2 is a detail view of the back supporting member showing the reenforcing structure thereof.

Figure 3 is a front View of the girdle, and

Figure 4: is a rear view thereof.

Referring more particularly to the draw- 1n s:

ill band 1 of flexible material, has at tached thereto, along its upper edge, a strip of bias material 2 adapted to conform to Serial No. 10,280.

the waist of the wearer without binding or cutting. At its opposite ends the band is provided with strap members 8 and 4 integral therewith, and so formed that when the girdle is fastened about the waist of the wearer the series of straps 3 will interlock with the series of straps a in the manner shown in Figure 3. A plurality of fastening devices 5 are provided on the outer surface of the girdle for receiving and holding the ends of straps 3 and 4 in adjusted position.

A reenforced abdominal supporting mem ber 6 is held in position within the girdle by 1 adjacent straps a which pass through loops formed in a strip of tape 7, attached to the outer face of the supporting member 6.

The girdle is prevented from wrinkling and sagging in front by short stiffening members 8 and 9, and in back by a triangularly-shaped section 10 of bias material securely stitched to the band 1 and adapted to overlie the back of the wearer.

A back supporting member 11, similar to the abdominal supporting member hereinbefore described except for its mode of attachment to the band 1, is detachably fastened to the girdle in any desired manner, here shown by means of a plurality of snap fastenings 12. The supporting member 11 is adapted to overlie the triangular area 10, and to press against the back of the wearer in opposition to the pressure of the abdominal support. Both of the detachable supporting members 6 and 11 are similarly reenforced, preferably in the manner shown, in dotted lines, Figure 2. The reenforcement as illustrated consists in a series of longitudinally extending stiffening members 95 13 of generally fan-like arrangement to conform to the shape of the supporting member of which they form a part. The stiffening members 18 are held in position, and the supporting member is laterally reenforced, by a- 100 series of cross-members 14 similar to mem-, bore 13. i

To provide for greater elasticity of the girdle, and to insure a more perfect fit, it is slit at points 15, 16, 17, and 18 along its length, the slits being held closed, as shown in Figures 1 and 4: of the drawing, by elastic lacings.

A primary feature of this invention lies in the detachability of all parts of the girdle 110 which might be injured in laundering. To this end a plurality of buttons 19 are provided along the lower edge of the girdle to detachably secure hose supporters thereto as indicated at 20.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the girdle herein described is of simple construction, is capable of easy adjustment to give simultaneous support to the abdomen and back of the wearer, and is adapted for frequent laundering without injury to any of its parts, those which might be so injured being readily removable therefrom.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In combination with a flexible girdle, a plurality of spaced straps extending from the ends thereof, the straps extending from one end being staggered with relation to those extending from the opposite end, whereby, when the girdle is fitted to the waist of a wearer the said straps will interengage; inal. suprert ng. mem comprising a s ection of reenforced material; one face of said member being provided with a plurality of loops for the reception of said straps; adjacent straps extending from one end of the girdle being adapted to pass through the loops on said supporting member whereby said member is detachably re tained in position in the girdle.

2. A girdle comprising a band of flexible material formed along its upper edge with a strip of bias material; a triangular-shaped section of reenforcing material stitched to the girdle intermediate its length and adapted to overlie the back of a wearer; and a back su EOItlllgllibGI' composed of a plu- 7a 1 y of layers of material with interposed stiffening means detachably secured to said triangular-shaped reenforcement at the back of the girdle.

3. A flexible girdle comprising a band adapted to fit the waist of a wearer, a plurality of strap members extending from each end of said band, the straps extending from one end of said band being adapted to interengage with those extending from the opposite end; a IQGIIIEOICBCl QllClOHIlDZLl supporting member formed with meansTor engagement with crtain of said straps, whereby such straps detachably engage it and hold it in position interiorly of said girdle; an area of bias reenforcement integral with the rear of the girdle, and a removable back su )ortin wmenlhelluof reenforced mamn ttemtfi secured to the interior of said girdle, the said back supporting member being attached to and overlying said area of bias reenforcement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MAYME MoNALLY. 

